NUANCE – November 2013

Rwanda hosts a successful UbuntuNet-Connect 2013 Transforming education and research was the highly relevant theme of UbuntuNet-Connect 2013 held at Lemigo Hotel in Kigali, Rwanda on 14-15 November 2013.  The 6th in the series, the conference was hosted by one of the founding NRENs of the UbuntuNet Alliance, RwEdNet, the Rwandan NREN, with great support …

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Press Release: UbuntuNet Alliance announces the appointment of Professor John Ssebuwufu as its new Chairperson

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.97″ background_layout=”light”] PRESS RELEASE Professor John Ssebuwufu appointed as Chairperson of UbuntuNet Alliance 1st November 2013, Lilongwe, Malawi. UbuntuNet Alliance, the Regional Research and Education Network for Eastern and Southern Africa, today announces the appointment of Professor John Ssebuwufu as the new Chairperson of the Alliance with effect from 1st November 2013. …

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NUANCE – October 2013

UbuntuNet Alliance has a new Chairperson Professor John Ssebuwufu, the Director for Research Programmes at the Association of African Universities (AAU) in Ghana, is now the new chairperson of UbuntuNet Alliance. He succeeds Professor Zimani Kadzamira who stepped down on 12th February 2013 after serving the Alliance with distinction for two consecutive three year terms …

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NUANCE – September 2013

Save the date: Join us for UbuntuNet-Connect 2013 Conference UbuntuNet-Connect 2013 is back – international research groups, national research and education networking communities, private sector, policy makers, and regulators: mark your calendar and register now to join us on November 14-15, 2013 for the conference. This year, the event will be held in Kigali, Rwanda …

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NUANCE – July 2013

Reminder!  Submit an abstract for UbuntuNet-Connect 2013 The Call for Papers for UbuntuNet-Connect, the unique annual conference that provides the best continental forum for showcasing progress in research and education networking in Africa, as well as research and applications in other areas that exploit e-infrastructures, will close on 15th August 2013. The theme for the …

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NUANCE – June 2013

Final call! Submit a paper for the UbuntuNet-Connect 2013 conference UbuntuNet-Connect 2013, the unique annual conference that provides the appropriate forum to showcase progress in research and education networking in Africa, is this year again inviting authors to submit papers. The theme for this, the 6th UbuntuNet Alliance annual conference, is: Transforming Research and Education. …

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Press Release: DANTE and UbuntuNet Alliance award contract to WIOCC to provide connectivity services to Sub-Saharan Africa

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.97″ background_layout=”light”] PRESS RELEASE New high-speed internet will connect the world to African research and education 28 May 2013, Cambridge, UK. DANTE (Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe) has awarded a 15 year contract to award-winning carrier WIOCC for connectivity services in Southern and Eastern Africa, kicking off atwo year planning …

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NUANCE – May 2013

UbuntuNet network set to grow UbuntuNet Alliance in collaboration with DANTE (Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe) has awarded a 15 year contract to WIOCC to provide connectivity services in Southern and Eastern Africa, kicking off a two year planning and procurement phase for the AfricaConnect project. This was announced in a press release …

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NUANCE – April 2013

UbuntuNet Alliance elects new Board Members UbuntuNet Alliance held its 7thCouncil of Members Meeting on 12th April 2013 at Metropole Hotel in Kampala, Uganda and among other agenda items elected new Directors for a 2 year term and approved the Annual Report and Audited Accounts for 2012. The Council of Members is the Alliance’s Annual …

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